Dr. Forrest Shaklee Sr., 91, founder of the Shaklee Corp...

Shaklee, a chiropractor, was 62 when he started the direct sales company in 1956 and ran it with his two sons. He developed products while the sons, Forrest Jr. and Raleigh, directed operations, marketing and sales.

The San Francisco company sold $400 million worth of vitamins, personal products and nutritional goods last year through distributors in the United States, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, West Germany and Australia.